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Re:Ask HN: Confession - I use fake staff names to make my company look...
on Thursday November 12, 2009 @08:01AM (#937653)
You are right. It is a breath of fresh air for me. I'm going to take this advice.
It is just feels awful to lose business that you can execute perfectly well for a reason such as "being too small".
Re:Ask HN: Confession - I use fake staff names to make my company look...
on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @08:56PM (#936910)
Thanks for the advice. How do you suggest I get out of this jam?
Ask HN: Confession - I use fake staff names to make my company look larger
I hope making this confession will make me feel better. Apologies for the length.I started a startup in 2007 and convinced a very close friend to join me. We raised about $25,000 from F&F, left New York and moved to Silicon Valley because "that's what you do", right?We rented a $900/mth flat in San Jose and settled in. The plan was to attend meetups, promote our product, meet VCs and...